Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,190
25th Percentile Wage
$33,280
50th Percentile Wage
$37,510
75th Percentile Wage
$43,390
90th Percentile Wage
$50,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,190.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$37,510
2.43% 2.43%
2019
$36,600
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Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,510 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 12.5 percent (12.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mobile.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Tuscaloosa
$53,080
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$48,070
Birmingham-Hoover
$40,040
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$37,510
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$37,500
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$36,990
Mobile
$32,810

See also: Top paying jobs in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama.